Orbit Garant Drilling, Inc. is a mineral drilling company, which engages in underground and surface drilling services. The company is headquartered in Val-D'Or, Quebec and currently employs 1,123 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2008-06-26. The firm provides both underground and surface drilling services in Canada and internationally to major, intermediate and junior mining companies, through each stage of mineral exploration, mine development and production. The company operates through two segments: Canada (including surface drilling, underground drilling and manufacturing Canada), and International (including surface drilling and underground drilling). Its drilling services include surface drilling, underground drilling, geotechnical drilling, directional drilling and reverse circulation. The firm also provides geotechnical drilling services to mining or mineral exploration companies, engineering and environmental consultant firms, and government agencies. The company manufactures custom drill rigs and ancillary equipment for its own use and manufactures conventional drill rigs for third-party customers from its facilities in Val-d’Or, Quebec and Sudbury, Ontario.
